Livestock market and Martinsburg Auction Martinsbnrg, Pa. July 11,1977 CATTLE 508. Compared with the market two week’s ago; High Choice and Prime slaughter steers 38.00-40.50, Choice 37.50-40.00, Good 34.50-37.50, Standard 32.00- HENS EAT BECAUSE THEY LAY EGGS. 810 LfIYENA 1 PRE PEAK 2 (18-28 wks) POST PEAK 2 (28 wks.+) In House Daily Feed Intake Maximum Temperature Lbs/100 Hens/Day Bio Layena 100 Bio Layena 107 Bio Layena 114 Bio Layena 121 Bio Layena 128 The numbers after the Bio Layena rations indicate the Purina Bio-Rating. Each .subsequent ration contains 7 per cent extra amino acid, vitamin and mineral fortification over the previous one. For example, Bio Layena 114 contains 7 per cent more fortification than Bio Layena 107 and 14 per cent more than Bio Layena 100. 2 Values are guides only since feed use varies due to wastage, strains, etc. Use local judgement as when to change rations. JOHN J. HESS 11, INC. 35.00, Utility 27.50-31.00. Choice slaughter heifers 34.00-39.00, Good 31.50-33.50, Standard 28.00-32.00, Utility 25.50-28.00. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 26.00-29.00, couple at 30.00, Cutters 24.50-27.00, Canners 22.00-25.50, Shells down to 17.00. Choice slaughter bullocks 35.50- 38.50, Good 33.00-35.00, 810 LAYENA INTAKE GUIDES Below 60°F 60-70°F 70-80 T 80-90°F Above 90°F “Serving The Needs of the Agricultural Community” fill — auction news Standard 29.00-32.00, Utility 27.50- Yield Grade No. 1, 1000-2000 lbs. slaughter bulls 34.50-38.00, Yield Grade No. 2, 900-1600 lbs. 32.00 34.50. Few Medium and Good 400-700 lbs. feeder steers 29.50- Few Medium and Good 400-700 lbs. feeder heifers 25.00-32.00. Few Medium and Good 300-650 lbs. feeder bulls 24.50-31.50. CALVES 531. Choice vealers 49.00-60.00, Good 42.00-52.00, Standard and Good 110-130 lbs. 38.00-45.00, 90-110 lbs. 33.50-40.00, Standard 70-90 lbs. 26.50 35.50. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 38.00-52.00. HOGS 438. US No. 1-2 185- 240 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.7049.00, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 46.5047.50, No. 2-3 200 240 lbs. 46.2547.25, No. 1-3 140-185 lbs. 38.5042.00. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 33.0036.00, No. 23 300600 lbs. 29.0033.00. Boars 21.00 24.00, FEEDER PIGS 425. US No. 13 2035 lbs. feeder pigs 18.0024.00 per head, No. 13 35-50 lbs. 24.00-38.00 per head. SHEEP 16. Choice spring slaughter lambs 48.00-52.00, Good 40.00-45.00. Peoria Auction Peoria. HI. July 14,1977 Cattle receipts this week 6600; 4 days last week 4600; The pullet during this period is like a sprinter, accelerating rapidly from no eggs to peak production in a very few days. Remember it’s the flock as an average, not the individual hen, that requires eight to nine weeks to reach peak production. Note the influence of the rate of sexual maturity on flock peak production as shown inTable 1. Table 1; Effect of Sexual Maturity on Peak Production % of Flock Laying First Egg Week 21 21 32 21 _A Average Flock Production % 2 9 25 51 75 80 92 91 90 There is a lot of information as well as misinformation about this period in the pullet's life. Over 25.0 23.4 to 25.0 21.7 to 23.3 20.0 to 21.6 Under 20.0 lbs. and year ago receipts 5308. Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers weak to 50, instances 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers 50-1.00 lower. Cows 1.001.50 lower. Bulls 1.00 lower. Receipts about 65 per cent slaughter steers, 30 per cent slaughter heifers and the balance mainly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: At mid-week, Choice and Prime 3-4, 1150-1250 lbs. 40.0040.50; couple loads near 1300 lbs. 40.7541.00; load Monday 1250 lbs. Yield Grade 4-5, 38.00. Choice 24, 9501250 lbs. 39.5040.50; load 1200 lbs. 41.00; few loads Monday, 900975 lbs. 38.25- 39.00. Mixed Good and Choice 24,9001300 lbs. 38.50 39.50. Good 23, 36.5038.50. Load and part load Choice 2- 3, Holsteins 36.50. Good 23, 34.0035.50. Standard and Good 23, early 32.0034.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Wednesday; Choice and Prime 3-4, 900-1050 lbs. mostly 38.50, few 39.00; load 970 lbs. 39.25; Choice 24,850 1075 lbs. 37.5038.50; early 800350 lbs. 36.0036.50. Mixed Good and Choice 24,8001100 lbs. 36.0037.50. Good 23, 35.00-36.00. Standard and Good 23, 31.5034.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 23, 24.0025.50. Few High Dressing Utility 25.75; early up to 28.00. Cutter 1-2, 22.50-25.00. Canner 20.5022.50. 93 94 94 60 94 94 60 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 16. 1977 BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2, 11001800 lbs. 28.0032.00; few Yield Grade 1, 33.0034.00; late 33.00. Dewart Auction Dewart, Pa. July 11,1977 CATTLE 298. Compared with the market two week’s ago, few High Choice and Prime slaughter steers 39.10 40.10, Choice 24,9501200 lbs. 37.5039.00, Good 34.6037.25, Standard 32.60-35.00. Few Choice slaughter heifers 36.0036.25, few Good 33.00 34.00, few Utility and Standard 29.5030.75. Utility and High Dressing Cutter Slaughter cows 27.0029.85, Cutters 25.6028.25, Canners 21.85-25.50, Shells down to 20.00, Few Good slaughter bullocks 33.75-38.60, few Utility 29.75-31.75. Yield Grade No. 1, 10001900 lbs. slaughter bulls 32.0035.25. Few Good 400700 lbs. feeder steers 35.0038.50. CALVES 207. Individual Prime vealer at 65.00, Choice 50.0031.00, Good 40.00-50.00, Standard and Good 110130 lbs. 40.0043.00, 90110 lbs. 35.0038.50, Standard 7085 lbs. 32.00-35.00. Farm .Calves: Holstein bulls 90125 lbs. 35.0047.50; few Beef cross bulls and heifers 70100 lbs. 34.0049.00. HOGS 437. US No. 1-2 190 230 lbs. barrows and gilts 48.7049.90, No. 13 190240 lbs. 47.8048.80, No. 23 210 250 lbs. 47.1048.20, No. 24 The key is to match a level of ration fortification that will provide the nutrient intake that a particular house of layers needs without any shortages or expensive and excessive overages. To do this weekly records of feed intake are necessary. Such records will return much more than effort involved to maintain them. 260-290 lbs. 40.0044.00. US No. 1-3 300-350 lbs. sows 32.5040.25, No. 2-3 400450 lbs. 28.00-31.50. Boars 25.00- 32.00. FEEDER PIGS 287. US No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs 21.00-34.00 per head, No. 13 4050 lbs. 37.0039.00, few lots 80125 lbs. 52.0055.00 per lb., Utility 2535 lbs. 16.0019.50 per head, 40-60 lbs. 25.00 41.50 per head. SHEEP 22. Few Choice 85- 100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 54.0059.50, few Utility 40-55 lbs. 30.00-31.50. Slaughter ewes 5.0016.50. CATTLE 181 Steers - High Choice and Prime absent; Good Choice 38.00-38.50; Good 37.00-37.75; Standard Good 35.00-36.50; Holsteins Good 33.0034.50; Standard to Good 30.0032.75. Heifers - High Choice and Prime absent; Good to Choice 33.50- 34.50; Good 33.00-33.25; Standard Good 30.0032.00; Holsteins Good 29.00-29.75; Standard Good 25.00-27.50. Feeder Steers - Good and Choice 37.0038.00; Standard Good 35.00-36.50; Utility 28.0032.00. Bulls - Good and Choice Commercial 34.00- 35.50; Standard to Good 33.00-33.75; Utility to Standard 28.0031.00. Cows - High Yearling Commercial Sechrist Auction Stewartstown, Pa. Ju1y,11,1977 [Continued on Page I] 7
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